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Description

The original version of the Mini Mushroom appeared to be a pink mushroom, with four white dots (three are visible to the player) and is equipped with a pacifier. This was later changed in New Super Mario Bros. series, where the mushroom head is blue, again with white spots.

Appearances

The Mini Mushroom first appeared in Mario Party 4. In this game, these are items that make characters smaller. With this they can fit through special pipes, although the player's Dice Block is limited to rolls between 1 and 5. Additionally, there is also an item named the Super Mini Mushroom. The item gives the player two dice blocks, which can get higher numbers than 10.

The item reappeared in New Super Mario Bros., they make Mario or Luigi very small (Mini Mario), thus weakening their gravitational pull and allowing them to jump even higher, and even letting them run on water. Mini Mario can also access certain hidden areas through small paths and pipes (too small for normal Mario to fit in), filled with Tiny Goombas. With this power-up, if the player is hit once they die. If the bosses of World 2 and 5 are defeated by Mini Mario, Worlds 4 and 7 are unlocked, respectively.

The Mini Mushroom takes on a new look, now looking just like a tiny normal Mushroom, except being the color blue.

The Mini Mushroom once again appears in Mario Sports Mix. This time, the item is not helpful and rather a bad item to be hit with. If a player uses it on the opponent, the opponent will be too small to carry nearly any ball, and won't be able to spike a volleyball. They also are unable to do defensive maneuvers in dodgeball, making it easier to hit them.